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1Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
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Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. …
To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-7)This psalm is entitled Michtam , which some translate a golden psalm, a very precious one, more to be valued by us than gold, yea, than much fine gold, because it speaks so plainly of Christ and his resurrection, who is the true treasure hidden in the field of the Old Testament. I. David here flies to God’s protection with a cheerful believing confidence in it (Ps. 16:1): “ Preserve me, O God ! fr…
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